Mercer's Theorem - Trace

Trace

The following is immediate:

Theorem. Suppose K is a continuous symmetric non-negative definite kernel; TK has a sequence of nonnegative eigenvalues {λi}i. Then

This shows that the operator TK is a trace class operator and

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